In the shift away from fossil fuels, how do countries make sure not to widen inequalities in the process? In part three of our series Climate fight: the world\u2019s biggest negotiations, we travel to the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven on England\u2019s north-west coast that could soon host the UK\u2019s first deep coal mine in more than three decades. We talk to local people for and against the mine, as well as experts in the concept of a just transition, to explore how regions like west Cumbria that have suffered from decades of deindustrialisation can thrive in the shift to a low-carbon economy.
Featuring Rebecca Ford, senior lecturer in politics at the University of Strathclyde, Rebecca Willis, professor in Practice at the Lancaster Environment Centre at Lancaster University and Kieran Harrahill, PhD candidate in bioeconomy at University College Dublin.
The Climate Fight podcast series is produced by Tiffany Cassidy. Sound design is by Eloise Stevens and our series theme tune is by Neeta Sarl. The series editor is Gemma Ware. You can sign up to The Conversation\u2019s free daily email here. A transcript of this episode is available here.
Climate fight: the world\u2019s biggest negotiation is a podcast series supported by UK Research and Innovation, the UK\u2019s largest public funder of research and innovation.
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